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SectionBPeriodTwo1.Doyouhaveafavoritesingerorband?2.Doyouhaveafavoritesong?3.Whatfactsdoyouknowaboutyourfavoritesinger,bandorsong?Yes,Ihave./No,Ihaven’t.Howmuchdoyouknowaboutit?Haveyouheardofcountrymusic?乡村音乐(Countrymusic)，又称“乡村与西部音乐”(CountryandWestern)，是当代音乐的一种风格形式。其根源可追溯至上世纪20年代，起源于美国南部与阿帕拉契山区，人们公认田纳西州纳什维尔地区是乡村音乐的故乡，并建有专门的乡村音乐博物馆。此音乐风格于70年代在世界各地得以快速普及，受到广大青年的欢迎，并由“乡村音乐”逐步取代了“乡村与西部音乐”的称法。乡村音乐的曲调，一般都很流畅、动听，曲式结构也比较简单，多为歌谣体、二部曲式或三部曲式。美国著名的乡村歌手包括约翰·丹佛(JohnDenver)、肯尼·罗杰斯(KennyRogers)、加思·布鲁克斯(GarthBrooks)等。Nowlet’senjoysomecountrymusicsongs:WhenIwasyoungI’dlistentotheradioWaitingformyfavoritesongsWhentheyplayedI’dsingalongItmademesmile.ThoseweresuchhappytimesAndnotsolongagoHowIwonderedwherethey’dgoneButthey’rebackagainJustlikealonglostfriendAllthesongsIlovedsowell.YesterdayOnceMoreTheCarpentersClickit.EverySha-la-la-laEveryWo-o-wo-oStillshinesEveryshing-a-ling-a-lingThatthey’restartingtosing.Sofine.WhentheygettothepartWherehe’sbreakingherheartItcanreallymakemecryJustlikebeforeIt’syesterdayoncemore.当我年轻时我喜欢听收音机等待我最喜爱的歌我常独自为它伴唱笑容满面那段多么快乐的时光并不遥远我是多么想知道他们去了哪儿但是它们又回来了像一位久未谋面的旧日朋友那些歌我依旧喜欢卡朋特兄妹昨日重现每一声Sha-la-la-la每一声Wo-o-wo-o仍然闪亮每一声shing-a-ling-a-ling当他们开始唱时如此欢畅当他们唱到他让她伤心的那一段时我真的哭了一如往昔这是昨日的重现countrymusicforeverabroadactuallyeversincefansouthernmodern乡村音乐adv.永远adv.在国外；到国外adv.真实地；事实上自从n.迷；狂热爱好者adj.南方的adj.现代的；当代的Wordsandexpressionssuccessbelongoneanotherlaughterbeautymillionrecordintroducelinen.成功v.属于；归属互相n.笑；笑声n.美；美丽num.一百万n.唱片；记录v.录制；录音v.介绍；引见n.行；排TolearnhowacountrymusicsongchangedSarah’slifeTolearnthenewwords:forever,abroad,fan,southern,modern,success,belong,laughter,beauty,record,introduce,line…Clickit.2bCountryMusicFactSheetWhereitisfrom:_________________________Whatkindofmusicitis:_______________________________________________________________________________________________________Readthepassageandcompletethefactsheet.2batraditionalkindofmusicaboutbelongingtoagroup,peoplebeingkindtoeachotherandtrustingoneanothersouthernstatesofAmericaAfamouscountrymusicplaceinNashville:__________________________________Afamouscountrymusicsinger:____________Thenumberofrecordshehassold:_______________________CountryMusicHallofFameMuseummorethan120millionGarthBrooksReadthepassageagainandunderlinethemainideas.Thenusetheunderlinedtexttowriteshortanswerstothequestionsbelow.2cUnderlinedsentences:WhenSarahwasateenager,sheusedtofightoveralmosteverythingwithherfamily.ItmadeSarahthinkaboutherfamilyandfriendsbackintheUS.Underlinedsentences:Eversincethen,shehasbeenafanofAmericancountrymusic.CountryisatraditionalkindofmusicfromthesouthernstatesofAmerica.However,countrymusicbringsusbacktothe“goodolddays”whenpeoplewerekindtoeachotherandtrustedoneanother.Underlinedsentences:Sarahhasn’tbeentoNashvilleyet,butitisherdreamtogothereoneday.Therearealsoalwaysalotofgreatcountrymusicconcertswithfamousmusiciansandsingers,likeGarthBrooks.He’ssoldmorethan120millionrecords.FirstparagraphWhoisSarah?Whereisshefrom?Whatdoesshelike?SheisfromAmerica.Shelikescountrymusic.SarahisanAmericangirlwhousedtofightoveralmosteverythingwithherfamily.SecondparagraphWhatiscountrymusic?Whatiscountrymusicabout?ItisatraditionalkindofmusicfromthesouthernstatesofAmerica.Itisaboutbelongingtoagroupandremindsusofatimewhenpeoplewerekindtoeachotherandtrustedoneanother.ThirdparagraphWhatisSarah’sdream?WhoisGarthBrooks?HerdreamistovisitNashville.GarthBrooksisafamouscountrysingerwhohassoldmorethan120millionrecords.Usethenotesyoumadein2ctowriteashortsummaryofthepassage.Writenomorethan100words.2dSamplewriting:SarahisanAmericangirlwhousedtofightoveralmosteverythingwithherfamily.WhileshewasstudyinginEngland,sheheardacountrymusicsongwhichmadeherthinkofherfamilyandfriends.Shebecameafanofcountrymusic.CountrymusicisatraditionalkindofmusicfromthesouthernstatesofAmerica.Itisaboutbelongingtoagroupandremindsusofatimewhenpeoplewerekindtoeachotherandtrustedoneanother.Sarah’sdreamistovisitNashville,andshehopestoseeGarthBrookssingliveoneday.Closeyourbook.Whatfactscanyourememberaboutcountrymusic?Tellapartner.Whatotherfactswouldyouliketoknowaboutcountrymusic?Makealistofquestions.2eThinkofasingerorwriteryouknowwell.Makealistoffactsabouthim/her.Thinkofthequestionsonpage63.3aWriteanarticleaboutthesingerorwriter.Herearesomewordsandphrasesyoucanuse.3bthefirstlineinthesong/bookthebook/songwaswritten/recordedbysuccessfulsong/CD/bookenjoyedsuccessinIlistentothissong/readthisbookwhen…Thesong/bookmakesmefeel…Samplewriting:MyfavoritesingerisJayChou(ZhouJielun).Ittookhimafewyearstobecomefamous.WhileJaywrotesongsforotherpopsingers,healsolearnedrecordingandsoundmixing.Hisfirstalbumwasreleasedin2000,andsincethen,hewasreleasedaboutonealbumperyear.Hisalbumshaveenjoyedgreatsuccessinmanycountries,andhissongsarepopularwithlistenersofallages.Ilikehismusicverymuch.Itispopmusic,butithasamixofotherkindsofmusic,suchasR&B,rap,androck.Manyofhissongsareabouttheworldwelivein.oneofmyfavoritesongsisDaoXiang,whichencouragespeoplenottogiveupevenwhenlifeisdifficult.IfeelhappyandfullofenergywhenIlistentohissongs.IhaveintroducedmybestfriendtoJay’